Open Innovation embraces the process of cultivating and internalizing
value from opportunities external to the firm, as well as the skilful
deployment of internal discoveries to external complements (Chesbrough
2003). In response to this challenge, different forms of innovation
intermediaries have emerged over the last decades to help
companies to transgress their own boundaries and access external
technological markets.

Open Innovation embraces the process of cultivating and internalizing
value from opportunities external to the firm, as well as the skilful
deployment of internal discoveries to external complements (Chesbrough
2003). In response to this challenge, different forms of innovation
intermediaries have emerged over the last decades to help
companies to transgress their own boundaries and access external
technological markets. For example Ninesigma has acted as the
intermediary in over 23,000 innovation proposals, for 1,600 innovation
requests for Blue Chip companies around the world e.g. Kraft, Philips,
Unilever. In contrast, EsadeCreapolis
facilitates with a hands-on approach the exploration of new inventions
through a two-stages innovation process. First, it executes cross-exploration
of market opportunities through the sector specific community clusters
i.e. wellness, health and aging. Second, it assists on the commercializing
by providing advice on market identification, funding and
crowd-sourcing. Furthermore, for established companies, it improves the
process of spotting potential alliances and partner finding. This issue
of the Inn-General allows you to obtain a
broader overview of the operational practices of innovation
intermediaries. To this end, this article provides a simplified typology
and generalizable propositions drawing from visits, interviews and
analysis to around 30 intermediaries in Catalonia, California and other
European cities.

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